Re: OT:US don\'t qualify for EU membership, don\'t spank children, WW2 history.
The Greeks did develop the first steam engines, but used them as toys for the most part. The Romans made the first use of it, but not for industrial use. As stated earlier by others the Roman economy was dominated by slaves and their simply was no need (in their view) to develop steam engines and other technologies.
As also noted this was also a draw back of the US slave states. So much capital was tied up in land ownership and slavery that very little was diverted to industrial development.
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